Dolls: A Woman from Damascus

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Dolls: A Woman from Damascus, is a 2007 Syrian movie, directed by Diana El Jeiroudi. with a runtime of 60 minutes.

Overview

Dolls: A Woman from Damascus is a Syrian documentary that interweaves the story of an ambitious Damascene woman with the cultural phenomenon of Fulla — the Muslim Barbie doll — and her sweeping influence on daily life and feminine identity. As the film explores one woman's personal aspirations against the backdrop of a changing city, it uses the ubiquitous doll as a lens to examine broader questions of culture, identity, and womanhood in contemporary Syria. A layered and thought-provoking portrait of tradition meeting modernity.

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